As a follow-up to the State of Fiscal Sponsorship br
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) received a generous donation of $5 million from the Sherman Family Foundation. The gift is intended to help the BSO introduce more children and young people to symphonic music, and will support the orchestra's various outreach initiatives to this end.
If it were about the money, Erica Watkins probably would've thrown in the towel a while ago. But keeping this restaurant open is about her passion - for cooking, and for her customers.
The Baltimore Community Foundation (BCF), in partnership with the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC) and three local community development organizations, have given $3 million in direct cash grants to 66 small bus
The Women’s Giving Circle of Harford County awarded $61,448 in grants to 14 nonprofits in the county.
While it is often thought that adolescence begins and ends with puberty, new research shows that the development of cognitive skills, emotional development, and social skills that starts in the early teen years continues into the mid-twenties.
The child care workforce holds demanding jobs that take a toll on their physical and mental health. Yet because of low wages and high rates of uninsurance, many cannot access essential health care benefits.
This page is a curated set of information to help MPN members track news, resources, and actions they can take related to federal policy changes.
Who we are:
We are a vibrant community of funders who believe a connected and informed giving community is essential to improving the quality of life for all Marylanders.
A collaborative partnership of anchor institutions, funders, nonprofits and public organizations focused on establishing economic inclusion as the business culture of norm in the Baltimore region.
In 2001, we approached The Daily Record about increasing coverage of the nonprofit sector. Eleven years and 260 columns later, I find myself writing the final column.
A full day professional development workshop for Mid-Atlantic grantmakers taught by our region's experienced practitioners! Presented by Maryland Philanthropy Network every year.
Over the past 40 years, the United States has resettled more than three million refugees. In response to the Syrian refugee crisis, the U.S. government has agreed to increase its refugee resettlement quota from 70,000 annually to 80,000 in 2016 and 100,000 in 2017.
This full-day professional development workshop for grantmakers is taught by the region's experienced practitioners and is designed for trustees and staff of foundations, giving circles and corporate giving, individuals who are exploring how to organize significant charitable giving, and beginning and intermediate grantmakers.
Join us for an in-depth conversation regarding two recent reports focused on career pathways and readiness for Baltimore City students. Our guests include:
Giving circle leaders are invited to the Eleventh Annual Giving Circle Gathering. The dozens of giving circles in our region will gather together to connect and learn from one another about a variety of issues important to giving circles.
Out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to postpone this program. We apologize for any inconvenience.
We are in a trifecta of crises that threatens our nation’s public health, economic security and democracy. Though this pandemic is new, racism and economic injustice are not. The pandemic has served to further reveal preexisting inequities in housing, education, health care, food security, policing and criminal justice, income and employment.
Governor Larry Hogan today announced that more than 200 Maryland companies and nonprofit organizations across the state have supported their communities’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
When she was in seventh grade, Ania McNair saw a presentation by an FBI Victims Specialist that stuck with her.

